Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we look at the use of ear drops when the tympanic membrane is not intact. Are you comfortable using potentially ototoxic drops as the first line treatment? How do you feel about the contraindications listed for these drops and how do they affect your practice?
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we hear from Dr Justin Morgenstern, currently an Emergency Physician at Taranaki Base hospital in New Zealand. Justin trained in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice in Canada and he writes a medical blog which can be found here – https://first10em.com
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Wound management is a big part of Urgent Care and facial wounds add some extra issues for consideration. What are your experiences with facial wounds and what rules to you personally practice by with regards to when to refer for specialist input? We will discuss this issue in a future main episode of the podcast so your input will help develop the discussion. Pop over to Facebook or send us an email.
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we look at a recent BPAC article on Mycoplasma Genitalium and its association with Urethritis, Cervicitis and PID.
Welcome to Episode 9 of the official podcast of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care. Today I am joined by Dr Dave Sorrell to look back at recent Urgent Bites regarding Segond fractures, the Simmonds/Thompson test and using Antibiotics for UTI in the Elderly. We also look at an interesting case of sub tarsal foreign body, talk about why kids are swallowing more foreign bodies than they used to and we talk about how the Junior Doctor Strikes affect Urgent Care. We are then joined by Dr Afrax Adams to look at some college news including the upcoming Urgent Care Boot Camp.
Welcome to a CME specialist interview. Today we speak with Professor Tony Attwood who is the adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia and has 40 years experience as a Clinical Psychologist specialising in Autism and in particular Aspergers Syndrome.
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we look at a simple acronym that you can use to assist in handing over patients or asking for advice, either in person or over the phone.
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we look at the Eponymous fracture of the knee – the Segond Fracture. What is it and what does it mean?
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we look at the Simmonds/Thompson test for Achilles Tendon rupture. What is the positive and what is the negative outcome of this test?
Welcome to Episode 8 of the Official Podcast of the Royal NZ College of Urgent Care. This episode was recorded live at the Goodfellow Symposium and is a discussion with Emergency Medicine Specialist and President Elect of the ACEM – Dr John Bonning. Together with Dr Dave Sorrell (DCT for RNZCUC) we discuss investigating Pulmonary Embolism, Chest Pain and Head injury.